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Agree with these three points

Missed the east coast feed today. Getting ready to watch the west coast feed. Have coffee and popcorn ready!

Trump has basically claiming that he is declaring martial law within the city of Washington DC. https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-says-he-will-take-control-dc-police-deploy-national-guard-us-capital-2025-08-11/

"Retired soap casting directors, where are they now?" Missy Claire Egan visiting with Judy Blye Wilson in New York https://www.instagram.com/p/DNGpE_NPASt/?img_index=1 posted August 8, 2025 missyclaireegan I owe this woman everything! She cast me in both All My Children AND The Young & the Restless. I love you, @judyblyewilson you changed my life. Such a great few days in my happy place and old stomping grounds. Great shows, the best of friends, lots of laughs and many memories. My heart is full and soul is recharged🥰Now back to my babies.

Tony Moore interview with Karla Mosley Monday Aug. 11, 2025, at 4pm Eastern, 1pm Pacific https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GQjM5Phf9g

NEW -- Another crossover promo plus "first look" and spoiler photos of Devon on BTG at Errol's thread https://boards.soapoperanetwork.com/topic/69271-article-first-look-at-‘the-young-and-the-restless’-star-bryton-james-as-devon-winters-on-‘beyond-the-gates’-exclusive/

New crossover promo plus "first look" and spoiler photos of Devon on BTG at Errol's thread https://boards.soapoperanetwork.com/topic/69271-article-first-look-at-‘the-young-and-the-restless’-star-bryton-james-as-devon-winters-on-‘beyond-the-gates’-exclusive/

True. We still don't know what happened to the corpse of Kenny's brother from two years ago. Presumably Marcel disposed of it, but where, and was it well-concealed with no identifiers? Regarding Kenny's body in the park, Jacob wonders who it was and thinks the "next of kin" should be notified. Jacob was ordered to stay away because the investigation is closed, but I don't think that will stop him from digging.

I assume Randy used a fake name in case Bill mentions it to Joey, since Randy is supposed to be out of town under threat from Joey. When Bill arrived home, he said he went to the hospital but they told him she'd already left. I don't know if Randy dropped her off and picked her up later (How much time has passed? ). Maybe Randy waited outside for Hayley to go in and get checked out and leave? Or maybe the doctor accomplice claims that Hayley was there when she wasn't? I agree that it's thin but I think we'll find out in pieces what actually happened. The part about Naomi arriving at Bill & Hayley's house -- I'm not sure if Naomi let herself in, or if Hayley let her in via remote electronics unlocking the door. It was odd.

I suggest watching Friday Aug 1st and Monday August 4th of BTG. Really wonderful episodes, especially August 4th. Anita's story was not a flop. If people tuned out it wasn't because of her. More likely that people started tuning out because of Ashley Tues July 29.

Noel Maxam interview Aug. 7, 2025 https://soaps.sheknows.com/days-of-our-lives/news/791156/august-preview-executive-producer-noel-maxam-interview/ The video interview is embedded within the link. (you might have to disable adblockers in order to see the video). If you can't see the video, here's a copy >(Link)<

After reading your post, I went back and watched the episode with Dani and Pamela at the casino (#54, May 16). They interacted with the dealer and with Doug, but didn't see Randy there. Perhaps Dani has encountered Doug with Randy at some point, perhaps at Orphey Gene's? Nothing I remember. I see that Randy was in 18 episodes from Feb-July. I wonder if he interacted with Dani in any of them? No time to go back and check. But we know this will pop up again at some point -- Dani will eventually remember Randy from something.

https://x.com/SydneyMikayla/status/1953512367633182989

Daytime Confidential: "Setside sources have told yours truly Sofer's character, the outspoken, funny Brooklynite Lois, will be written out" SOD: Rena Sofer is staying on General Hospital as Lois despite recent move https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/rena-sofer-is-staying-on-general-hospital-as-lois-despite-recent-move/ "Digest has learned that the actress already has confirmed dates to tape in L.A. within the next month."

August 7, 2025. Now that the merger is complete, George Cheeks made a statement about the cancellation of Colbert. https://deadline.com/2025/08/cbs-george-cheeks-late-show-with-stephen-colbert-cancelation-1236481494/

William Lipton (Cameron Webber) series premiere Sept 1st

As of August 7, Paramount exec George Cheeks survived the merger, and still has his job at this time. (He personally advocated for BeyondTheGates to exist.) Official press release August 7, 2025 https://www.paramount.com/press/skydance-media-and-paramount-global-complete-merger-creating-next-generation-media-company Per the press release: Paramount, a Skydance Corporation (Nasdaq: PSKY) is a leading, next‑generation global media and entertainment company, comprised of three business segments: Studios, Direct-to-Consumer, and TV Media. The Company's portfolio unites legendary brands, including Paramount Pictures, Paramount Television, CBS – America's most-watched broadcast network, CBS News, Nickelodeon, MTV, BET, Comedy Central, Showtime, Paramount+, Pluto TV, and Skydance's Animation, Film, Television, Interactive/Games, and Sports divisions. There are lots of articles about longterm ramifications, about streaming, about the corporate structure, future plans, etc. Hope others will post whatever links fit here.

Thursday August 7, 2025, the Skydance purchase of Paramount was completed. This is the new Paramount/Skydance executive team: https://www.paramount.com/about/leadership This lists the new board of directors: https://www.paramount.com/about/board-of-directors

Today Thursday August 7, 2025, the Skydance purchase of Paramount was completed. Paramount exec George Cheeks survived the merger, and still has his job. Thank goodness, since he personally advocated for Beyond the Gates to exist. This is the new Paramount/Skydance executive team: https://www.paramount.com/about/leadership This lists the new board of directors: https://www.paramount.com/about/board-of-directors -------------- There is now a separate thread in the CBS/Paramount primetime section just for general business discussions etc. (of course the admins can move/retitle that thread if need be) https://boards.soapoperanetwork.com/topic/69269-paramount-purchased-by-skydance-final-aug-7-2025/

Thursday, August 7, Cheryl L. Davis scriptwriter, Phideaux Xavier director. Kudos to Davis, Xavier, and the actors for an excellent episode. Lots of nuance in the scenes, especially Doug/Vanessa and Elon/Jacob. Nuance in the acting but also the writing showing various points of view and aspects to the storyline. I never saw Elon's viewpoint before today. Dani showing compassion for Bill, and, for a few minutes, overcoming her own instinct to judge Hayley. This is probably the first mob-adjacent episode of any drama that I've ever enjoyed. Probably because this episode wasn't about glamorizing the mobsters or saying that mobsters have heart. Instead it was about characters being real and human, reacting to chaos.

I wonder if Bill will suspect Hayley. Or even if he already knows? He commented yesterday or the day before that Hayley isn't showing yet. And there was a scene where he placed his hand on her very flat stomach -- she was dressed but he could feel her outline. Hayley isn't Dani, and no two women experience pregnancy the same way, but still, he's been with Dani when she was pregnant, so I wonder if he's been suspicious of Hayley?

I didn't expect a new type of umbrella storyline, with Hayley caught up in a mob-adjacent mess. Bill has all along been conspiring with Joey as we already knew. Meanwhile the new piece is that Bill's wife Hayley is apparently conspiring with Randy.

Even Naomi today, when learning from Ashley that the pregnancy is faked, is wondering why, because it makes no sense.

same. I could really feel their love today

I did not expect that!